Huiskamp v. Miller
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Ron-. J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) The affidavit on which the judgment, under which the land was sold for taxes was based, was sufficient. Allen v. Ray, 96 Mo, 542; Coombs v. Crabtree, 105 Mo. 292; Charles v. Kelley, 120 Mo. 134; Harbert v. Durden, 116 Mo. App. 514; Paddock v. Paddock, 91 S. W. 398. (2) The intent of the Legislature is the primary object in construing all statutes. Grimes v. Reynolds, 94 Mo. App>. 584;-24 Eng. and Am. Ency.
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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Ron-. J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) The affidavit on which the judgment, under which the land was sold for taxes was based, was sufficient. Allen v. Ray, 96 Mo, 542; Coombs v. Crabtree, 105 Mo. 292; Charles v. Kelley, 120 Mo. 134; Harbert v. Durden, 116 Mo. App. 514; Paddock v. Paddock, 91 S. W. 398. (2) The intent of the Legislature is the primary object in construing all statutes. Grimes v. Reynolds, 94 Mo. App>. 584;-24 Eng. and Am. Ency. Law (2 Ed.), 712. (3) In construing a statute, qualifying words and phrases must be confined to the next antecedent,…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This suit was brought in Stoddard county, Missouri, by the plaintiffs under the provisions of section 650, Revised Statutes 1899, by which it was sought to have the circuit court of Stoddard county ascertain and determine the estate, title and interest of the plaintiffs and defendants herein respectively, in and to all of the northeast quarter of section 18, township 24, range 12 east, containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less. The petition was in the usual and ordinary form, alleging that the plaintiffs were the owners in fee simple of the real estate described.
The defendants, John…
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